Juba
capital of the Republic of South Sudan
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Summary
Juba is a city[1]. Juba ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,201 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Central Equatoria[3]
- Country: South Sudan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Nile[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], administrative territorial entity[7], federal capital[8]
- Commons category: Juba[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[10]
- Inception: 1922[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Juba[12]
- Population: 372,410[13], 492,970[14], 525,953[15], 459,342[16], 500,088[17]
- Capital of: South Sudan[18], Central Equatoria[19], Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983)[20]
- Official name: Juba[21]
- Category for people born here: Q60900308[22]
- Demonym: Jubéen[23], Jubéenne[24], Djoubéenne[25], Djoubéen[26]
- Native label: Juba[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Juba[28]
- Different from: Q4843689[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 550 m[30]
- Area: 52 km²[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Juba include Juba International Airport[32], an international airport[33], in South Sudan[34].
Why It Matters
Juba has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Juba is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Juba include Juba International Airport[32], an international airport[33], in South Sudan[34].